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Monday ... = ... Moon Day

月曜日

月ようび

げつ　ようび

getsu yoobi

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The 'kanji' [picture writing] for getsu-youbi looks a bit like a crescent moon.

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getsu-youbi, ka-youbi ...

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We made a twilight picture showing the getsu symbol as the moon.

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We added nocturnal animals.

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We added stars to our getsu-youbi picture.

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This helps us remember the meaning of getsu-youbi.

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getsu-youbi means Moon Day - just like our 'Monday'.

Tuesday ... = ... Fire Day

火曜日

火ようび

か　ようび
ka yoobi

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Tuesday [ka youbi] means ... Fire Day.

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The kanji [picture writing] for ka looks like a bonfire.

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We added cellophane fire to our ka youbi pictures.

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Wednesday ... = ... Water Day

水曜日

水ようび

すい　ようび

sui yoobi

... just the right thing to follow Fire Day !

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We made a water bucket for Wednesday, Water Day.

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Museums in Japan often have a Water Bucket in case of fire.

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Our Water Bucket reminds us that Wednesday means Water Day.

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We used a great iPad app to practise writing in Japanese.

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Our special visitor showed us how to use an iPad app to practise Japanese script.

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Thursday ... = ... Tree Day
木曜日
木ようび
もく　ようび
moku yoobi

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We made a collage of 'bark' to form the Japanese character.

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This helps us remember the meaning.

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We added some leaves to our moku-yoobi collage.

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Friday ... = ... Gold Day

Everybody’s favourite !
Payday / pocket money day !
金曜日
金ようび
きん　ようび
kin yoobi

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The picture writing for 'kin' looks like the Golden Temple !

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We put the pieces together to make the character.

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We compared the picture writing of 'kin' to a picture of the Golden Temple.

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The Golden Temple is one of Japan's most famous buildings.

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The Golden Temple is made from real gold.

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We did a matching game on the Smartboard.

Saturday ... = ... Earth Day

土曜日
土ようび
ど　ようび

do yoobi

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We wrote Japanese in the bark chips.

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We made the character for 'do-yoobi' with bark chips.

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'Do-yoobi' means Earth Day.

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Of course we had to use earth to write Earth Day !

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Sunday ... = ... Sun Day

Just the same as in English !

日曜日
日ようび
にち　ようび

nichi yoobi

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Another Smartboard matching game.

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Reach up and match the right day !

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We used lots of different ways

to learn the

Days of the Week

in Japanese!